back at you
Example Sentences
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Maybe you have looked at the clouds and imagined a sailboat, a seahorse, or even your great-aunt Rosemary staring back at you.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Standing just shy of seven feet, with 9.2 inches of ground clearance, the lifted F-250 aims its LED headlights directly in the eyes of many motorists, who angrily toggle their high beams back at you.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Sometimes I see people making faces and you don’t hear the laugh coming back at you.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
The TV set is in your house, and you’re sitting six feet away from it, and especially in the wee hours of the night, whatever’s staring back at you can feel eerie, or impertinent.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
Whoever you’re apologizing to could throw that sorry right back at you if they wanted.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
